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Residents of Moore, OK sort through what's left of their homes MOORE, Ok. -- Clint and Evva King are among the thousands of storm survivors who woke up to more bad news Thursday morning.  Instead of getting back into their tornado-ravaged homes, they would be waiting on the rain. "We're getting all the ...

Many Arkansas colleges set to raise tuition fees FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Many Arkansas college students will see a hike in tuition next year. Officials said Thursday that the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 percent increase in tuition and fees at the Fayetteville campus beginning ...

Fighter jet clips power lines over Stockton Lake STOCKTON LAKE, MO. - Whiteman Air Force Base confirms two of it's A-10 "Warthog" fighter jets were doing routine training flights over Stockton Lake on Wednesday.  One of those jets clipped two power lines spanning the lake.Boaters like Andrew Strange and ...

Salem's Phineas the dog moved again; family visits canine SALEM, Mo. -- The dog at the center of outrage on social media in the Ozarks has a new home. This week, a judge ordered Phineas the dog moved to a veterinarian's office in Salem, Missouri.  The dog had been under watch ...

Carnival worker accused of stabbing co-worker at fairground in eastern Missouri TROY, Mo. (AP) — One carnival worker is badly injured and another in jail following an altercation in eastern Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/16VCnys ) reports that 25-year-old Clint Carelse of South Africa allegedly got into a fight with the ...

Arkansas' 2 largest university systems opting out of allowing concealed handguns on campus LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' two largest university systems are opting out of a new state law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. The University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University boards on Thursday voted unanimously ...



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Bridge collapses in Washington state, sending cars into river
(Reuters) - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles and people into the water below, authorities said. The collapse on Interstate 5 took out the northbound and southbound sides of the span and occurred at about 7 p.m. local time in Mount Vernon, 55 miles north of Seattle, Washington State Patrol spokesman Trooper Mark Francis said. "I've got reports of vehicles and people in the water," Francis said. He added that he did not know if anyone was injured. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known. ...

I-5 bridge collapses in NW Wash.; people in water
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.

GOP's Walker touts state ties during trip to Iowa
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do — one of their own.

Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'
FILE - In this April 23, 2006 file photo, author Dan Brown talks about his court dealings surrounding his book "The Da Vinci Code" in Portsmouth, N.H. Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. The book "Inferno," which is being sold in the Philippines, includes a character who is visiting the city and taken aback by poverty, crime and the sex trade. The chairman of metropolitan Manila, Francis Tolentino, wrote an open letter to Brown on Thursday, May 23, 2013, saying that while "Inferno" is fiction, "we are greatly disappointed by your inaccurate portrayal of our beloved metropolis."(AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set
Jodi Arias stands as the jury is excused after the verdict for sentencing was declared a hung jury for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool)PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking case of sex, lies and violence to another 12 people.